May 4, 1991 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BAL 3 BOS 4
@CHW 0 TEX 6
@DET 5 KCR 6
TOR 5 MIN 7
@MIL 4 CLE 20
@OAK 6 SEA 3
NYY 2 ATL 4
CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 1 SDP 6
@MON 5
(13) NYM 6
SFG 4
(12) PHI 4
LAD 3 HOU 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 20,724

Saturday, May 4, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:50

Cubs

11-13

Lost 2

4th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 11  0
Braves          1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    4  8  0

W: J Smoltz (1-3), L: R Sutcliffe (1-3), S: J Berenguer (2)

Braves

11-10

Won 3

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dascenzo CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .731   16    1   0   HR,CS
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .604   14    1   2   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .708   26   13   1   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .764   16    1   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .933   15    1   0   
D Berryhill C                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .160  .482   17    2   1   CS
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .578    9    2   4   
J Vizcaino 3B                 4   1   4   0    0   0  .500 1.000   25    1   1   
R Sutcliffe P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   0   SH
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Walker PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .718    2    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         1   1   
  H Villanueva PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .273 1.031    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   2  11   2    0   2              151   24  10

BATTING

HR: D Dascenzo (1, off J Smoltz; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: R Sutcliffe (2, off J Smoltz).

TB: D Dascenzo 5; J Vizcaino 4; D Berryhill 2; R Sandberg; G Bell; C Walker.

RBI: D Dascenzo (6); R Sandberg (5).

2-out RBI: R Sandberg.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-S Dunston-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Berryhill (1, Home by J Smoltz/M Heath); D Dascenzo (1, Home by J Smoltz/M Heath).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .785   12    4   0   
J Treadway 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .323  .848   14    4   1   3B,2B
L Smith LF                    2   1   0   1    2   0  .143  .598   19    0   0   
  D Sanders LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .694         0   0   
D Justice RF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .241  .691   15    2   0   2B,SB
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .242  .777   19   10   0   2B
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .228  .743   15    2   3   IW
M Heath C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .685   15    3   2   GDP
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .447    7    1   4   
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200   11    1   2   
  J Willard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   4    3   2              131   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Justice (5, off R Sutcliffe); S Bream (7, off R Sutcliffe); J Treadway (1, off R Sutcliffe).

3B: J Treadway (2, off R Sutcliffe).

IBB: T Pendleton (5, by R Sutcliffe).

TB: J Treadway 5; D Justice 3; S Bream 2; M Heath; T Pendleton; O Nixon.

GIDP: M Heath (4).

RBI: D Justice 2 (14); S Bream (13); L Smith (2).

2-out RBI: D Justice 2; S Bream.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Justice (2, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/D Berryhill).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe, L (1-3)           4.2   8   4   4    3   1   0   5.06   24   86-49   31· 3·15   10· 3· 7· 0     30    -     1.00  -0.22
H Slocumb                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.77    4   17-11    6· 3· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.50   0.05
P Assenmacher                  2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.04    6   24-17   11· 2· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
Totals                         8     8   4   4    3   2   0          34  127-77   48· 8·21   13· 5·11· 0          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, W (1-3)              6     7   2   2    0   1   1   3.53   23   93-61   40· 8·13   12· 8· 2· 0     51    -     1.15   0.14
D Sisk, H (3)                  0.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   5.23    4   12-9     7· 0· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.16  -0.17
M Stanton, H (4)               1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   17-12    7· 0· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          3-0    2.41   0.31
K Mercker, H (1)               0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.38    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.04
J Berenguer, S (2)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    1    5-5     4· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.29   0.03
Totals                         9    11   2   2    0   2   1          36  139-95   63· 9·23   14·15· 5· 0          4-0

Balks: R Sutcliffe (1).

WP: None.

IBB: R Sutcliffe (1; T Pendleton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 20,724.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Dascenzo           CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. J Treadway           2B 
3. M Grace              1B    3. L Smith              LF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. D Justice            RF 
5. A Dawson             RF    5. S Bream              1B 
6. D Berryhill          C     6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. M Heath              C  
8. J Vizcaino           3B    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. R Sutcliffe          P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  12-  5   25%  81% D Justice       R Sutcliffe     Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Treadway Scores; Smith Scores
   t 7   2  4-2  123  6   12%  89% R Sandberg      M Stanton       Flyball: CF
   t 7   1  4-2  123  3   12%  77% D Dascenzo      M Stanton       Flyball: CF
   t 3   2  1-0  1-3  2  -12%  50% R Sandberg      J Smoltz        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Vizcaino Scores; Dascenzo to 3B
   t 7   1  4-2  12-  2  -10%  66% C Walker        D Sisk          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Berryhill to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  M Grace         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  J Treadway      Balk; Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Nixon to 3B
   RO     --3  4   62%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Nixon Scores
          ---  2   63%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  S Bream         Justice Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   61%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   66%  D Berryhill     Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   69%  T Pendleton     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   63%  M Heath         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   62%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   61%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   64%  R Sutcliffe     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
          -2-  1   62%  D Dascenzo      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Vizcaino to 3B
   R      1-3  2   50%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Vizcaino Scores; Dascenzo to 3B
   O      1-3  7   55%  M Grace         Dascenzo Caught Stealing Hm (P-C-3B); Sandberg to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  J Smoltz        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   54%  J Treadway      Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          --3  7   56%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1-3  3   50%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  M Grace         Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  3   55%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   56%  A Dawson        Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   51%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
          ---  6   53%  M Heath         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   45%  D Berryhill     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
          1--  9   41%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Berryhill to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1-3  5   57%  D Dascenzo      Berryhill Caught Stealing Hm (P-C-3B); Vizcaino to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   54%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  O Nixon         Lineout: SS
          ---  2   55%  J Treadway      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   56%  L Smith         Walk
   RR     12-  5   81%  D Justice       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Treadway Scores; Smith Scores
   R      -2-  2   88%  S Bream         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Justice Scores
          -2-  4   89%  T Pendleton     Intentional Walk
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   87%  M Heath         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   79%  D Dascenzo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Dascenzo Scores
   O      ---  2   82%  R Sandberg      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   84%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   82%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   85%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   84%  R Belliard      Lineout: 2B
                  Jerry Willard pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      ---  4   83%  J Willard       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   82%  O Nixon         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Sisk facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Sisk replaces Jerry Willard pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   76%  D Berryhill     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   82%  S Dunston       Popfly: 1B
          1--  4   76%  J Vizcaino      Single (Line Drive); Berryhill to 2B
                  Chico Walker pinch hits for Heathcliff Slocumb batting 9th
          12-  2   66%  C Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Berryhill to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Doug Sisk pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   77%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: CF
   O      123  6   89%  R Sandberg      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Chico Walker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   88%  J Treadway      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   88%  L Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   87%  D Justice       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  Deion Sanders replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   91%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   93%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   94%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   94%  S Bream         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   93%  T Pendleton     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   93%  M Heath         Lineout: P (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
                  Kent Mercker replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   97%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th; Hector Villanueva pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  H Villanueva    Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

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